Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Spray Coffee and Spice Co.
- View of the Spray Coffee and Spice Company factory at 2110 Market Street in Denver, Colorado. The single story, brick warehouse facade has a decorated parapet and arched windows along the side of the building. The building is labeled: "The Spray...
- Spray Coffee & Spice Company (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Warehouses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1919 and 1925?]
- Crystal Spray, Cascade Canon, C. M. Ry
- Upstream view of Crystal Spray waterfall in Cascade Canyon, northwest of Manitou, Colorado; served by Colorado Midland Railway.
- Cascade Canyon (El Paso county, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Crystal Spray Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--1880-1900.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1887 and 1901]
- Municipal Facts: Volume 10 Numbers 7 and 8, 1927 July-August
- Denver Public Library 1928 obituary index : Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post.
- Index of all deaths published in the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Post for the year 1928. Included in the index
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; Denver Post--Indexes.; Rocky Mountain News--Indexes.;
- 2010
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 1, 1909 February 20
- Crystal spray Cascade Canon
- View of a waterfall identified as Crystal Spray Falls on Cascade Creek, probably El Paso County, Colorado.
- Crystal Creek (Teller County and El Paso County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Crystal Spray Falls (Colo.)--1880-1890.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Streams--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Waterfalls--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1885?]
- Looking down 15th St. from Welton
- View of 15th (Fifteenth) Street from Welton, Denver, Colorado; shows horse-drawn wagons and carriages, early automobile parked at curb, bicycles, streetlight post, window awnings, and the Denver Dry Goods building (second building on right)....
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1911]
- Fairmount sexton's records, 1891-1953, Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colorado.
- Fairmount Sexton’s Records 1891-1953 list over 85,500 burials or entombments. The Fairmount Sexton Records 1891–1953 were microfilmed in 1959 by the Genealogical Society of Utah. The grave registers were arrange in rough “alphabetical...
- Fairmount Cemetery (Denver, Colo.)--Indexes.; Registers of births, etc.--Colorado--Denver--Indexes.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Denver.; Colorado--Genealogy.; Colorado--Vital records.
- 2004
- Denver Public Library microfilm obituaries 1944-1959.
- Index of all deaths published in the Rocky Mountain News, the Denver Post, and other newspapers for the years 1944-1959.
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; Denver Post--Indexes.; Rocky Mountain News--Indexes.;
- 2010
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 25, 1910 June 18
- Silvery spray. Green Mtn. Falls
- View of Silvery Spray, a waterfall near Green Mountain Falls (Teller County and El Paso County), Colorado. Shows boulders and foliage.
- Green Mountain Falls (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Green Mountain Falls--1880-1890.
- [between 1881 and 1890]
- 1896 Ballenger & Richards 24th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1899 Corbett & Ballenger's 27th Annual Denver City Directory.
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 12, 1910 March 19
- Crystal Spray, Cascade Canon
- View of Crystal Spray waterfall on Cascade Creek in Cascade Canon (El Paso County), Colorado.
- Cascade Canyon (El Paso County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cascade Creek (Teller County and El Paso County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Streams--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--El Paso...
- [between 1889 and 1900?]
- Nebraska World War I Selective Service Draft Registration Cards Index, 1917-1918 M-Z
- The Nebraska registration cards are on 50 rolls of microfilm, Nebraska State Historical Society library microfilm catalog number RG0544.PR. They are arranged alphabetically by county or city. Within the county or city, names are listed usually...
- World War, 1914-1918--Nebraska.; Nebraska--Genealogy--Sources.; Nebraska--History, Military.; United States. Selective Service System--Sources.; United States. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.--World War, 1914-1918.; United States....
- 2005
- 1900 Corbett & Ballenger's 28th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1894 Corbett & Ballenger's 22nd Annual Denver City Directory
- Funeral for Albino Duran
- Julian Duran (left) and unidentified people gather around the coffin of Albino Duran outside a house in Florence (Fremont County), Colorado. Mourners include a woman with her head and shoulders covered in a shawl, a woman wearing an apron, an...
- Hispanic Americans--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--1920-1930.; Florence (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Coffins.; Women.; Duran, Albino--Death & burial--1920-1930.; Duran, Albino--Death and burial--Pictorial works.; Duran, Julian, 1887-1933.;...
- [ca. 1926?]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 14, 1911 April 1
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 21, 1912 May 25
- Municipal Facts Bi-Monthly: Volume 5 Numbers 3 and 4, 1922 March-April
- Hydraulic Mining
- View of placer mining operations in probably Alder Gulch (Madison County), Montana. Men spray water at an embankment with monitor nozzles.
- Alder Gulch (Madison County, Mont.)--1880-1900.; Madison County (Mont.)--1880-1900.; Gold mining--Montana--Madison County--1880-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Montana--Madison County--1880-1900.; Miners--Montana--Madison County--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Lake County Courthouse fire
- View southwest towards the burning Lake County Courthouse and Court Exchange Bar on the west side of Harrison Avenue, Leadville, Colorado. Firemen with hoses spray smoking buildings. The two-story brick Courthouse has a low hip roof and central...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Courthouses--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.; Fires--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.
- 1942
- General view after the fire, Bennett and 4th
- A large group of men, many firemen, survey the destruction caused by the first fire, April 25, 1896, near elevated portion of Bennett Avenue at 4th (Fourth) Street, Cripple Creek, Colorado; several firefighters wear helmets, raincoats and boots;...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1990.
- 1896
- Spaying [sic] fruit trees in Colorado
- Men operating fruit spraying equipment to protect blossoms somewhere in Colorado; a horse-drawn open bed wagon holds spray apparatus, men work with hoses.
- Fruit trees--Colorado--1890-1910.; Spraying and dusting in agriculture--Colorado--1890-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Flood 1930's
- View of the flooding Purgatoire River, Trinidad, Colorado; shows Commercial Street under water. The Adelphia Hotel is sumberged to its foundation, and water creates spray as it passes through obstacles. Sign reads: "The Hausman Drug Co. River-side...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Floods--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1939?]
- Unidentified woman finishes defiant message
- An unidentified Mexican American woman finishes a spray painted message on the wall of an apartment building that was damaged in an explosion at 1547 Downing Street in Denver, Colorado. The message reads: "We are not beaten and we do not intend to...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Graffiti--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Race relations--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- March 1973
- R. O. Old's Residence, Georgetown
- Exterior view of the residence of Robert Orchard Old, located near Georgetown, Colorado. Owned later by John Grafton Rogers and taken down in 1965, the house is one-story wood construction with a steep gable roof and a porch with arches across the...
- Old, Robert Orchard--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.
- [between 1874 and 1875?]
- Anne Ida - Cliff House
- Portrait of vacationers in the yard of the Cliff House Hotel, in Manitou Springs, Colorado. 14 men and women and 2 girls are under a tree; the men are in jackets, straw hats, vests and ties. A woman is cradling a small animal in her arm, either a...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1890.; Resorts--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1890.; Cliff House (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1875 and 1885?]
- Watson's store
- In a clothing store in Breckenridge, Colorado, eight men in suits and hats sit and stand around a drum shaped parlor stove at the center of this well stocked business. Piles of folded trousers are in the left foreground, shelves are loaded with hat...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1900.; Interiors.
- [between 1888 and 1895?]
- Home Public Market
- Interior view of the Home Public Market in Denver, Colorado; shows a bakery, women, a man, glass display cases, and signs: "Polyanna Glad Bread," "NRA - We Do Our Part," and "Spray's."
- Home Public Market (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Markets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1939]
- San Quentin gas chamber built by Eaton Metal Products Denver
- Interior view of Eaton Metal Products in Denver, Colorado; shows a man spray painting an execution device.
- Eaton Metal Products Company (Denver, Colo.)--Products--1930-1940.; Gas chambers--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Metalworking industries--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- 1938 February 27
- Steven's Hydraulic Mines, near Oro City
- Miners stand near Steven's Hydraulic Mine near Oro City (Leadville), Lake County, Colorado. The men use a hydraulic nozzle or monitor to spray water into the mine pit.
- Oro City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Oro City--1870-1880.; Miners--Colorado--Oro City--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Oro City--1870-1880.
- 1877
- Walker Castle fire
- View of Walker Castle (Castle of Culture and Commerce) during a fire at Riverfront Park, Denver, Colorado. Firemen spray water on the building. Spectators stand on the 16th (Sixteenth) Street Viaduct in the distance.
- Walker, John Brisben, 1847-1931--Homes & haunts.; Walker Castle (Denver, Colo.)--Disasters--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Riverfront Park (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Fires--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Stone...
- 1951 November
- Destroyed by fire
- Firefighters put out a fire at Walker Castle (Castle of Culture and Commerce) in Riverfront Park, Denver, Colorado. They spray water on a demolished section of the building.
- Walker, John Brisben, 1847-1931--Homes & haunts.; Walker Castle (Denver, Colo.)--Disasters--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Riverfront Park (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Fire...
- 1951 November
- Russell Gulch placer mining
- Placer miners work near a sluice in Russell Gulch, Gilpin County, Colorado. Their tools include wheelbarrows, shovels, picks, and pitchforks. Monitors spray water, mine buildings are on the surrounding hills. David Henderson is in the foreground,...
- Russell Gulch (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Gold mining--Colorado--Russell Gulch--1860-1870.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Russell Gulch--1860-1870.; Miners--Colorado--Russell Gulch--1860-1870.; Mining--Colorado--Russell Gulch--1860-1870.;...
- [between 1860 and 1870]
- Early placer mining
- Placer miners work near a sluice in Russell Gulch, Gilpin County, Colorado. Their tools include wheelbarrows, shovels, picks, and pitchforks. Monitors spray water, mine buildings are on the surrounding hills. David Henderson is in the foreground,...
- Russell Gulch (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Gold mining--Colorado--Russell Gulch--1860-1870.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Russell Gulch--1860-1870.; Miners--Colorado--Russell Gulch--1860-1870.; Mining--Colorado--Russell Gulch--1860-1870.;...
- [between 1860 and 1870]
- During $500,000 fire
- Water floods the street after a fire in Brighton, Colorado, and firemen spray a firehose. A brick commercial building with broken plate glass windows and a metal framed entry has letters over it that read: "[Lad]ies Toggery." One of many signs...
- Brighton (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Brighton--1960-1970.; Fires--Colorado--Brighton--1960-1970.
- Oct 23, 1966
- Lake County Courthouse fire
- In this view toward the southwest in Leadville, Colorado, the burning Lake County Courthouse and Court Exchange Bar on the west side of Harrison Avenue can be seen. Fireman with hoses spray the smoking buildings. The two story brick Courthouse with...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Courthouses--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.; Fires--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Lake County Courthouse fire
- In this view of the burning Court Exchange Bar on the west side of Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado, dark smoke billows from the building while townspeople look on from the street. Men holding a firehose spray water through a window. A chef...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Courthouses--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.; Fires--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Lake County Courthouse fire
- In this view of the burning Court Exchange Bar and the buildings between the Lake County Courthouse and the Fox Theater on the west side of Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado, dark smoke billows from the courthouse while townspeople look on...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Courthouses--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.; Fires--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.; Theaters--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Lake County Courthouse fire
- In this view of the burning Court Exchange Bar on the west side of Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado, dark smoke billows from the building while townspeople look on from the street. Men holding a firehose spray water through a window. A chef...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Courthouses--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.; Fires--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.
- 1942 June 29
- Electric Fountain, City Park
- Silhouetted trees frame a view of the Electric Fountain in City Park Lake (Ferril) in Denver, Colorado. Streams of water extend high into the air and electric lights illuminate the spray.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Ferril Lake (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Fountains--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1908 and 1920?]
- Firemen's Christmas toy project
- Fireman Tom Kevil, Co. 9, spray paints a doll in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Community service--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Dolls--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Painting--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Kevil,...
- 1940 November 18
- Display - pumping engines
- Firemen spray water from the Walnut Street bridge into Cherry Creek in Denver, Colorado; City Hall, the Daniels and Fisher tower, and the Customs House dome are in the background. Fire trucks, pedestrians, a steam pumper wagon, and bicycles are on...
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; City & town halls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fire...
- 1924
- The Court, Hotel Colorado Gelnwood [sic]
- Northeastward, close view of the courtyard of the Hotel Colorado, located in Glenwood Springs, Colorado; fountains spray in the foreground; the east tower and wing of the hotel are visible.
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Resorts--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Hotel Colorado (Glenwood Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1893 and 1901]
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Ry. depot, Rocky Ford, CO
- View of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway depot in Rocky Ford (Otero County), Colorado. The abandoned brick building has flared hipped and mansard roofs. A sign on the building reads: "Rocky Ford." Graffiti is spray painted on the building.
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--Buildings.; Rocky Ford (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Abandoned buildings.; Railroad stations.
- 1985 March 24
- William S. Jackson, Jr. wedding
- Patricia McLaughlin Jackson stands beside her groom, William S. Jackson, Jr. (1920- ), as he greets his Harvard roommate, Philip M. Neagle in the McLaughlin home in Lake Forest, Illinois. The bride wears a wedding dress and veil and holds a spray...
- Lake Forest (Ill.)--1940-1950.; Brides.; Families.; Grooms (Weddings); Wedding clothing & dress.; Weddings.; Jackson, Patricia McLaughlin.; Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1920-; Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1920- --Family.;...
- 1946 December 14
- William S. Jackson, Jr. wedding
- Patricia McLaughlin Jackson poses with her sister Hollis (Hobby) Mclaughlin (later Patton-Shank) in front of a mantle in the McLaughlin home in Lake Forest, Illinois. The bride wears a wedding dress and veil and holds a spray of roses. Her sister...
- Lake Forest (Ill.)--1940-1950.; Brides.; Families.; Wedding clothing & dress.; Weddings.; Jackson, Patricia McLaughlin.; Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1920- --Family.; Patton-Shank, Hollis McLaughlin.; Jackson family.
- 1946 December 14